Mixed rating on performance

THE jd Government comes in for a mixed rating from the electorate, with almost half of it wanting to see a change in the manner in which the state is being currently governed.

The state Government is accused of poor handling of the overall economy in Orissa. Almost 3 6 per cent felt that the jd Government had done a bad job of handling the economy. Though the electorate does think that the law-and-order situation has improved under the jd's rule, it does not feel that the p's performance has been up to the mark on this front -34 per cent still rate it as poor, while only 2 8 per cent think of it as good.

About 3 6 per cent of the voters feel that the jd has failed to bring about any noteworthy industrial development in Orissa. This is not surprising if one considers the failure to deliver the much-promised second steel plant in the state. The jd Government, however, comes in for a positive appraisal on its track record in incorporating proper reservations for the Backward Castes. A little more than a quarter of the electorate (2 7 per cent) feels that underhand deals were involved in the privatisation spree initiated by the jd Government. However, nearly an equal number (25 per cent) disagreed with this opinion. The state Government gets a mixed response on its record in maintaining communal harmony. Almost 49 per cent of the Muslim electorate in Orissa praises the state Government for maintaining communal harmony. But only 30 per cent of the Hindus concur.

The jd Government gets a tiny feather in its cap for performing well on the rural development front. As many as 3 7 per cent of the state's electorate feel that the Government's performance on this front has been good.

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